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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13655
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NEWS BRIEFS / Ukraine

European Investment Fund supports Danish companies exporting to Ukraine

06/06/2025 (Agence Europe) – The European Investment Fund has signed its first agreement under the EU’s Ukraine export credit guarantee facility through the Danish export credit agency EIFO, announced the European Commission on Thursday 5 June. This guarantee makes up to €20 million available for export credit transactions to support up to 40 Danish SMEs and mid-caps exporting to Ukraine. According to the European Commission, the guarantee gives Ukraine access to essential goods,...

Contents

Time off: Pentecost
SECTORAL POLICIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: several EU Member States call on European Commission to provide greater protection for minors online
DIGITAL: Henna Virkkunen does not rule out delay in implementation of certain parts of ‘AI Act’
DIGITAL: European Commission launches two public consultations on digital networks and high-risk AI
HOME AFFAIRS: for 40th anniversary of Schengen area, its member countries commit to strengthening area of free movement despite “threats”
TRANSPORT: European ministers are not in favour of annual technical inspections for vehicles over ten years old
TRANSPORT: European Parliament’s S&D Group unhappy about Council agreement on air passenger rights legislation
SEA: ‘Ocean Pact’ elicits mixed reactions from fishers and NGOs
FISHERIES: EU fisheries “continue to improve their sustainability”, according to European Commission
FISHERIES: European Commission to negotiate new fisheries protocol with Seychelles
AGRICULTURE : exports boost EU’s agri-food trade surplus in February 2025
HEALTH: EU grants conditional authorisation for drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy
CLIMATE: Committee of Regions wants a framework tailored to regions to ensure success of Clean Industrial Deal
CLIMATE/EDUCATION: faced with multiples crises, Hadja Lahbib makes education driver of resilience
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU employment and social affairs ministers to adopt conclusions on support for older people in labour market, on 19 June
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Polish Presidency of EU Council to attempt to obtain Member States’ support on quality traineeships directive, on 11 June
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: ambition to resize network of EU delegations scaled back
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/JUSTICE: following announcement of US sanctions against judges, Europe offers support to International Criminal Court
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : ‘EU Staff for Peace’ collective sets out measures EU should take to comply with international law in relations with Israel
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Commission confirms European elections in June 2024 went smoothly, but reports inequalities in voter turnout
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ‘Pride March’ in Hungary - ILGA-Europe calls on European Commission to act after CJEU’s conclusions
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls for political commitment to tackle new challenges in fight against human trafficking
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Johan Van Overtveldt relaunches discussions on energy taxation in a post-crisis context
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Belgium condemned for breaching EU law governing late payment in commercial transactions
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: National Energy-Climate Plans - following European Commission’s assessment, a coalition of NGOs denounces shortcomings for a strong implementation
TRADE: EU opens anti-dumping investigation into 1,4-Butanediol imported from three countries
DEFENCE: 6 business promotion institutions and EIB plan to step up their cooperation in support of security and defence
DEFENCE: defence modernisation ‘roadmap’ to tackle AI and quantum technologies
ECONOMY: first quarter GDP growth of 0.6% in euro area
EDUCATION: ESNsurvey - Erasmus student network launches a call for contributions as part of its survey to improve Erasmus+ experience
INDUSTRY: EUIPO will be responsible for registering artisanal and industrial geographical indications for certain EU member countries
MERCOSUR: Lula da Silva calls on Emmanuel Macron to ratify EU/Mercosur agreement
CSDP: EULEX Kosovo mission extended until 14 June 2027
CSDP: Rear Admiral Francisco Javier Vázquez Sanz appointed EU Force Commander for EUNAVFOR Atalanta mission
UKRAINE: European Investment Fund supports Danish companies exporting to Ukraine